Cryptomyrus
| Cryptomyrus | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| Cryptomyrus | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Osteoglossiformes | 
| Family: | Mormyridae | 
| Genus: | Cryptomyrus J. P. Sullivan, Lavoué & C. D. Hopkins, 2016 [1] | 
| Type species | |
| Cryptomyrus ogoouensis Sullivan, Lavoué & Hopkins, 2016 | |
Cryptomyrus is a genus of mormyrid fish native to Gabon.[1]
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Cryptomyrus ogoouensis J. P. Sullivan, Lavoué & C. D. Hopkins, 2016 (Ogooue elephantfish)
- Cryptomyrus ona Sullivan, Lavoué & Hopkins, 2016 (Nyanga elephantfish)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Sullivan, J.P., Lavoué, S. & Hopkins, C.D. (2016): Cryptomyrus: a new genus of Mormyridae (Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha) with two new species from Gabon, West-Central Africa. ZooKeys, 561: 117–150.
- ^ "Mormyridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.




